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صمعد

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns rapid movement, swift departure, and going far into the land. It also extends to descriptions of terrain that is straight or difficult to traverse, and by extension, to the lion as a powerful, swift creature.

Derived headwords

اِصْمِعْدَادnoun
  1. 1.
    swift departureclassical

    The act of setting off quickly or rapidly departing.

اِصْمَعَدَّverb
  1. 1.
    to depart swiftlyclassical

    To set off rapidly or to move quickly, often into the land.

المُصْمَعِدnoun
  1. 1.
    one who departsclassical

    One who is going into the land, proceeding far into it.

  2. 2.
    straight terrainclassical

    A straight or level part of the land.

الأسَدname
  1. 1.
    lionboth

    The lion, named so due to its swiftness and powerful movement.

Parallel reading

الأصمعداد: الانطلاق السريع
Al-ismidād: the swift departure.
تسمع للريح إذا اصمعدا بين الخطا منه إذا ما ارقدا
You hear the wind when it departs swiftly between the steps of the earth when it settles.
مثل عزيف الجن هدت هدا
Like the eerie sound of jinn, it rushes with a roar.
والمصمعد : الذاهب في الأرض، الممعن فيها
And al-musm'id: the one going into the land, proceeding far into it.
ومن ذالك سمي الأسد
And from that, the lion is named.
أصل اصمعد: أصعد، فزادوا الميم وقالوا: اصمعد، فشددوا
The origin of ism'ada is sa'ada (to ascend), so they added the 'mīm' and said 'ism'ada', and intensified it.
والمصمعد: المستقيم من الأرض
And al-musm'id: the straight part of the land.
على ضحوك النقب مصمعد
Upon a laughing, straight pass.